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Grant recipient EIN 47-5249092Jobs and employment

Who funds Fair Work Center?

7 private foundations gave Fair Work Center in Seattle, WA $4.2 million across 20 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

20 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support for the development of local and statewide campaign to organize gig workers to establish industry labor standards while continuing their gig worker organizing in seattle and washington state

    $200,000
  2. The Satterberg Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2024

    General operating support

    $125,000
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for the development of local and statewide campaign to organize gig workers to establish industry labor standards while continuing their gig worker organizing in seattle and washington state

    $200,000
  4. The Satterberg Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2023

    General operating support

    $125,000
  5. Bernier McCaw FoundationMedina, WA 2023

    General operating support.

    $62,000
  6. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $25,000
  7. The Satterberg Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2022

    General operating support

    $125,000
  8. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Core support for the development of a statewide campaign to organize gig workers to increase their labor standards while continuing their gig worker organizing in seattle, wa

    $100,000
  9. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $50,000
  10. Ben & Jerry's Foundation IncSouth Burlington, VT 2022

    General support

    $1,000
  11. The Satterberg Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2021

    General operating support

    $125,000
  12. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Core support for the development of a statewide campaign to organize gig workers to increase their labor standards while continuing their gig worker organizing in seattle, wa

    $100,000
  13. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $50,000
  14. The Satterberg Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2021

    General operating support

    $20,000
  15. The Nick and Leslie Hanauer FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Contribution

    $1,000,000
  16. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For the raise wages now project

    $500,000
  17. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Core support for the development of a national and statewide campaign to organize gig workers to increase their labor standards while continuing their gig worker organizing in Seattle, WA

    $200,000
  18. The Satterberg Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2020

    General operating support

    $100,000
  19. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $85,000
  20. The Nick and Leslie Hanauer FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Contribution

    $1,000,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other jobs and employment organizations in Seattle, WA and are not among Fair Work Center’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 31 grants Preselected only $9,123 to similar organizations
  2. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 42 grants Accepts applications $21,661,467 to similar organizations
  3. Moccasin Lake FoundationWilmington, DE 8 grants Accepts applications $772,400 to similar organizations
  4. Medina FoundationSeattle, WA 15 grants Preselected only $374,550 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 15 grants Preselected only $6,450,050 to similar organizations
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 25 grants Accepts applications $1,431,109 to similar organizations
  7. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 10 grants Accepts applications $630,000 to similar organizations
  8. Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA 14 grants Accepts applications $300,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-5249092 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.